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Historical marker location:

The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.)

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.